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MIT has 30+ varsity sports among the most of any college in the country … actually similar to many DIII schools that have lots of varsity sports (many DI schools have many less … I believe LSU has something like 15 varsity sports, for example). MIT also has an incredible participation rate in intramural sports … many years among the highest participation rates in the country. Clearly lots of MIT students participate in sports of one form or another.</p>
<p>One last thought referencing the title of the thread … while the IVYies might not rank very high in the DI world of bball the difference between DI and DIII is pretty harsh … and virtually any DIII team would be hard pressed to beat any of the IVY league teams … the skill level may as be as high, or even better in DIII, but in most cases the size/speed/quickness difference is pretty substantial.</p>